Portable water operated vibrator



March 1, 1955 HAlNEs 2,703,081

PORTABLE WATER OPERATED VIBRATOR Filed June 22. 1953 INVENTOR WITNESSES:J; M

United States Patent 2,703,081 Patented Mar. 1, 1955 PGRTABLE WATEROPERATED VIBRATOR Edward F. Haines, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application June 22, 1953, Serial No. 363,320

4 flairns. (Cl. 128-37) My improved hydrovibrator is especially designedby me for massaging the body by means of transferring the vibrationsfrom the vibrator to the hand wherein they are further transmitted tothe body, whereby, such body member acting as a non-chafing mediumsurpasses artificial means.

This invention is further designed to provide a vibrator of the abovetype which is vibrated by an adjustable weight attached to a rotatingshaft, such weight being sufliciently enclosed to prevent injury bymeans of a cap, and such shaft rotatably mounted to an impeller wherebythe impeller is rotated by a stream of water striking a series of vanes.

The invention also contemplates a construction of such nature that wateris not supplied directly to the body so that it is possible to massagethe head Without wetting the hair, such being made possible by thevelocity of the water leaving the impeller through an unrestricteddischarge extension.

The object of this invention is to provide an unrestricted dischargeopening in an otherwise sufficiently enclosed housing whereby the devicewill work under considerable depth of water which makes it ideal formassaging the body when the body is immersed in water, thereby,providing the best therapeutic results.

Another object is to provide means to attach a resilient pad to theunderside or top of the housing, such pad acting as a means to enablethe entire housing to vibrate without injuring the hand and providingbest results.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for attaching aflexible grip to the housing, such grip being reversible.

I A further object is to provide a hydrovibrator of simple design,lightness, and of relatively small unique construction which is notelaborate and also too costly for domestic and particularly for bathroomuse.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists of the new and novel combination, construction, and arrangementof parts as hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the claimsappended hereto, and disclosed in the accompanying drawings forming parthereof, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the vibrator unit with the end of the watersupply tube broken away.

Figure 2 is a view showing a side elevation of the vibrator unit.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the vibrator headshowing the housing broken away and illustrating the impeller and vitalparts in section taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts, this water driven vibrator includes an adjustableweight 1 carried by a shaft 2 that is rotatably mounted in a housing 3and the housing is carried by a resilient pad 4 and a flexible grip 5.

The weight 1 is provided with a bolt 6 that is adapted to be screwedinto one of a series of openings 7 and into a socket 8 in the end ofshaft 2.

The shaft 2 is provided with an impeller 9 and the upper end isrotatably mounted through a bearing 10 in a socket 11 of the cover plate12 and the lower end is pivotally mounted in a bearing 13 of the housing3.

The housing is provided with a cylindrical casing 14 forming an integralpart of the cover plate 12. The casing is positioned around the weight 1providing a shield therefor.

The supply extension 15 of the housing is connected to a water supplytube 16 by means of a nipple 17, the threaded end being screwed into thesupply extension 15.

The flexible grips 5, composed in this instance of two members attachedto the cover plate bolts 18 are brought around the resilient pad 4. Itis to be understood that the gripping medium is not to be limited tosprings only.

The resilient pad 4 carried by the housing may be reversed along withthe springs and in this case the top of the housing becomes the bottom,and the pad will provide further protection in the form of a cap aboutthe rotating Weight.

With the parts arranged in this manner and with the tube 16 connected toa water tap or faucet the water flowing through the tube will rotate theimpeller 9 and then return through the return extension 19 to the drain.The impeller will rotate the shaft and the weight carried thereby sothat the weight may be easily adjusted from a light to a heavy vibrationcaused by centrifugal force.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, means rotatably mounting anoff-center weight to a shaft, said weight permitting adjustment bythreaded means, a housing, an impeller carried by said shaft, said shaftand said impeller positioned in said housing, a resilient pad supportedby the housing, gripping means communicating with the housing andadapted to be flexibly positioned about the hand, and suitable watersupply and discharge extensions communicating with the aforesaidhousing.

2. In a device of the character described, means rotatably mounting anadjustable off-center weight to a shaft, said weight being slotted topermit adjustment by threaded means, a housing in which the adjustableofl-center Weight is positioned, an impeller positioned in the housingand carried by said shaft, a resilient pad supported by the housing, aflexible grip attached to the housing, and suitable Water supply anddischarge extensions communicating With the aforesaid housing whereinthe flow of water through the said housing influences the impeller.

33. in a device of the character described, the combination, whichcomprises, means rotatably mounting an adjustable off-center weight to ashaft, said weight having a series of openings to permit adjustment bythreaded means, a housing in which the adjustable off-center weight ispositioned, an impeller positioned in the housing and carried by saidshaft, a casing surrounding the weight and acting as a shield therefor,a shaft having a threaded socket in the end thereof rotatably mounted inthe housing, a resilient pad carried by the housing and adapted to bepositioned over the back of the hand, flexible grips attached to thehousing and adapted to be positioned about the hand, and suitable watersupply and discharge extensions communicating with the said housingwherein the flow of water therethrough actuates the impeller.

4. In a device of the character described, a housing having asubstantially enclosed compartment therein, a shaft having an impelleron one end and a threaded socket in the other, means rotatably mountingthe shaft in the housing with the impeller positioned in the saidcompartment and Wtih the end carrying the threaded socket projectingtherefrom, means rotatably mounting an adjustable off-center weight,said weight having a series of longitudinal openings to permitadjustment by threaded means, a housing in which the off-center weightis positioned, said impeller positioned in the housing, a capsurrounding the weight and acting as a shield therefor, a pad carried bythe housing and adapted to be posi tioned over the back of the hand,flexible grips secured to the housing and adapted to be positioned aboutthe hand, and suitable water supply and discharge extensionscommunicating with the said housing wherein the flow of watertherethrough actuates the impeller.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,210,929 Gruber et al. Ian. 2, 1917 1,630,115 Duprey May 24, 19272,378,335 Snyder June 12, 1945

